Attorney, Advocate, Writer, Speaker, Photographer | human rights, civil rights, gender-based violence, community organizing, policy | I'm funny sometimes too
My two married friends sent their Iftar pics for today ๐ - the first is doing her 1st Ramadan with her husband, vs the second whoโs on marriage year
#3
#afterseptember11
I was slapped, hit, & called a terrorist on the school bus by 3 white boys. The school did nothing. I threatened to file a lawsuit, & then the school had the boys write an apology letter. One of them lived next door & I was scared ever since. I was 12.
"You ladies are Pakistani? Oh I went to an Indian wedding once!"
"We've been too"
"The clothes are so colorful!"
"yes."
Should I start telling white people I went to an American wedding once? "The food was bland."
My heart breaks at least once a day working in the field of domestic violence. But thas ok. I just tell myself that that's how I know that my heart's still alive. If it's not breaking, it's not alive enough.
Dying with integrity, dignity, & honor is better than *living* with hardened hearts that dehumanizes others including innocent babies.
The Palestinians are teaching us how to live with principle and how to prioritize, sA.
#FreeGazaFromHamas
#FreePalestineNow
Neighbor accidentally took my mail and texted me to let me know - she said I think I have your sari. It was a package of American clothes from a US based store. Why do white people think everything's a sari lol
When people help you itโs God helping you through people. When people need your help itโs God giving opportunities to worship Him by serving His creation.
In my new job I'm working on immigration cases, & yday a woman told me the only reason she wants to apply for naturalization (using lots of her time + $$) and become a citizen is so she's able to vote. Please don't take this privilege that you have, the right to vote, for granted
Look up
#ChicagoProtest
&
#ChicagoScanner
to see how most protests are peaceful. Most of the violence hasn't been instigated by protestors but by cops who held back anger for hours & then finally when given the green light to exert force (or curfew) blow up disproportionately.
We can both mourn for the lives lost on
#September11
*AND* acknowledge the impact this has had via
#Islamophobia
, the high level trauma it's caused to Muslim kids growing up, the impact that lasts today through
#MuslimBan
& other policies. 9/11 has multiple layers of pain for me.
Itโs amazing to do this kind of work and be able to collaborate with
@hearttogrow
and
@interfaithusa
- these two orgs make these events possible! Open to all :)
No amount of punishment in this world would be enough for those who torture, abuse, or murder others.
May God give justice to the abusers, and grant the victims an easy route to the highest heavens. Ameen.
Relatives tried setting me up with a guy tonight. In the beginning my older cousin tells me to not talk too much lol.
#browngirlproblems
By the end, the guy goes, โyou should have a talk show.โ
Whoops, I think I did that wrong. ๐
Auntis be asking me when Iโm getting married, so my newest response is โIโm waiting for the next batch of guys to get divorced.โ Theyโre not taking this very well.
With a heavy heart I share this difficult news: My good friend and brother Ustadh Ashir Kirk's cousin was tragically killed by her husband in front of their three young children.ย Shortly after the husband took his own life.ย The children now need our help.ย (Thread)
Lots of these guys call themselves feminists or progressive, but when it comes to dating or marriage they still want their woman to be โone notch lowerโ than them. Stay tuned for some rants lol.
#datingproblems
#muslimmarriagecrisis
Types of attendees at Islamic conferences:
- the elderly woman who responds out loud to herself after everything the teacher says.
- the attendee who has a buffet of food & snacks for the 1hr lecture
- the attendee who has 5 notepads, 2 notebooks, 3 highlighters & gluesticks (?)
A white girl who married a Pakistani guy really did tell me "he doesn't like desi/brown girls, they're not really his type, but I am" as if she won a prize.
If you're white and married to a non-white, that doesn't mean you're absolved of racism or incapable of microaggressions.
#Suhur
in beginning of
#Ramadan
: oat milk, banana, dates, & spinach smoothie plus an egg & avocado toast
Suhur at end of Ramadan: some pickles, cheez its, leftover 2 bites of a cupcake, a date, a couple sips of water.
Embarrassed to have
@priyankachopra
โreppingโ brown women in Hollywood and western media. Can we get some more
#brownwomen
, who are actual powerful badass women and not white worshipping arrogant airheads, to balance this situation out & rep better? I know weโre starting to ๐๐ฝ